Seventeen years after BRCA1: what is the BRCA mutation status of the breast cancer patients in Africa? - a systematic review. SpringerPlus. 2012;1(1):83.Oluwagbemiga LA, Oluwole A, Kayode AAR. Seventeen years after BRCA1: what is the BRCA mutation status of the breast cancer patients ...
helping me know better how to prevent cancer from EVER threatening my children’s lives like it had already done to mine (see my next post on “Talking to your Kids about the BRCA Gene Mutation”); 2. It also allowed my MOM to knowshe has the BRCA1 gene mutation, and though she’d...
When someone with a cancer diagnosis and a family history of the disease is found to have an altered BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, the family is said to have a "known mutation." If there’s a link between the development of breast cancer and a breast cancer gene, then all family members willi...
There’s not one easy answer to say what you should do if you learn you have a BRCA gene mutation, because the best decision is different for every person. At the end of the day, you need to talk with your doctors, surgeons, genetic counselors, and anyone else on your medical team ...
Genetic tests may find a gene mutation or variant. Genomic tests are used to get more information about any mutation or variant you have. The tests may also be used to check how your immune system responds to cancer cells. The results of all the tests can help your provider recommend ...
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The presence of germline MEN1 mutations should be considered a possibility in very young patients with isolated sporadic pituitary adenomas when AIP mutation screening is negative Both AIP and MEN1 are considered to be tumour suppressor genes and might act via regulators of the cell cycle and/or ...
medical community: BRCA1 and BRCA2. The names stand for breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 and breast cancer susceptibility gene 2. BRCA1 is found on chromosome 17 and BRCA2 is found on chromosome 13. Mutations in either gene increase a person’s risk of breast, ovarian, and other cancers...
If you do not have a gene mutation, testing can be a relief if breast or ovarian cancer runs in your family. You could still develop cancer, but your risk is the same as any woman's who does not have a BRCA mutation. You may also feel relief to know that you will not pass the ...
Women who are at an increased risk of breast cancer — because of a family history or because genetic testing has revealed a mutation in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene — should opt for closer monitoring by their healthcare provider and consider taking certain medications that may reduce the risk...